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Preaching of Saint Paul at Athens (design for the decoration of the dome of Saint Paul's, London)

Maker

(artist)
1675-1734

Title

Preaching of Saint Paul at Athens (design for the decoration of the dome of Saint Paul's, London)

Date of Production

(circa) 1715 - 1721

Medium

red chalk, graphite, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, incised for transfer, cut out along the contours of the drawing and laid down on a historic wash mount

Dimensions

Height: 36.3 cm
Width: 24.8 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2270

Mode of Acquisition

Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords





Related Works

Shipwreck of Saint Paul (design for the decoration of the dome of Saint Paul's, London) Preaching of Saint Paul at Athens (design for the decoration of the dome of Saint Paul's, London) Figure studies, including Josiah (?) (for the decoration of the dome of Saint Paul's, London?) Design for the decoration of the dome of Saint Paul's, London Design for the decoration of the dome of Saint Paul's, London (recto) Shipwreck of Saint Paul (design for the decoration of the dome of Saint Paul's, London) Design for the decoration of the dome of Saint Paul's, London (recto) Design for the decoration of the dome of Saint Paul's, London (recto)

Provenance

Benjamin West, London (1738-1820), L.419; B.T. Batsford (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 1927; Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 2: Other than landscape, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1976-77 (Nov.-Feb.)

Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, University of Nottingham, 01/05/1972-01/06/1972

An exhibition of paintings and drawings by Sir James Thornhill, Guildhall Art Gallery, London, 04/06/1958-10/07/1958

Literature

Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 2: Other than landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1976 - Febr
cat. no. 46

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 51

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: unable to check as is laid down.

Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: on a separate strip of card taped to the upper edge, brown ink, the central statement written first and the two flanking ones squeezed to fit so that the ink has run: “The finished Drawings of / Sr James are very uncommon”, “Sr James Thornhill, Study for & Executed by himself, in one of the Divisions in the Dome of St: Pauls”, “The figure in the Cap is his own Portrait / [illegible]”; in the same hand on the lower centre edge, brown ink: “Cavalier Giacomo Thornhill, Inglese, disegno Originale per il Quadro da lui depinta nel’ so: Paolo in Londra”.

Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, blindstamped: Benjamin West (L.419). Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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